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Kishoreganj Districtকিশোরগঞ্জ জেলা
Kishoreganj (কিশোরগঞ্জ) is a district in Dhaka Division of Bangladesh with 13 upazilas. It is famous for Bhairab shoes. People born here include Zainul Abedin, Chandrabati, Syed Nazrul Islam, Zillur Rahman, Abdul Hamid and Nirad C. Chaudhuri. Its landmarks include Sholakia Eidgah, Pagla Mosque, Jangalbari Fort and Guroi Shahi Mosque. Rivers: Brahmaputra, Kushiyara, Meghna and Surma. It borders Habiganj, Brahmanbaria, Netrokona, Narsingdi, Mymensingh, Sunamganj and Gazipur.
কিশোরগঞ্জ জেলা ঢাকা বিভাগের একটি জেলা। এখানে ১৩টি উপজেলা রয়েছে। বিখ্যাত: ভৈরবের জুতা। জন্মেছেন: শিল্পাচার্য জয়নুল আবেদিন, চন্দ্রাবতী, সৈয়দ নজরুল ইসলাম, জিল্লুর রহমান, আবদুল হামিদ, নীরদচন্দ্র চৌধুরী।
🗺 Explore Kishoreganj on the map ▶ District quizFamous for · বিখ্যাত
- Bhairab shoes (ভৈরবের জুতা): Thousands of small footwear workshops in the river-port town
Famous people born here · কৃতী মানুষ
- Zainul Abedin (শিল্পাচার্য জয়নুল আবেদিন): Shilpacharya, painter of the 1943 famine sketches
- Chandrabati (চন্দ্রাবতী): First known woman poet of Bengal, 16th century, of Patuari
- Syed Nazrul Islam (সৈয়দ নজরুল ইসলাম): Acting president of the Mujibnagar government in 1971, killed in the 1975 jail killing
- Zillur Rahman (জিল্লুর রহমান): Nineteenth president of Bangladesh, born in Bhairab (1929)
- Abdul Hamid (আবদুল হামিদ): President from 2013 to 2023, from Mithamoin in the haor country (1944)
- Nirad C. Chaudhuri (নীরদচন্দ্র চৌধুরী): Author of The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian (1897)
- Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury (উপেন্দ্রকিশোর রায়চৌধুরী): Children's writer of Tuntunir Boi, grandfather of Satyajit Ray, born in Masua (1863)
- Chuni Goswami (চুনী গোস্বামী): Captain of India's 1962 Asian Games gold football team (1938)
Landmarks and tourist places · দর্শনীয় স্থান
- Sholakia Eidgah (শোলাকিয়া ঈদগাহ): Ground that hosts the biggest Eid prayer gathering in the country (24.4350, 90.7924)
- Pagla Mosque (পাগলা মসজিদ): Mosque on the Narasunda whose donation boxes are opened to count crores of taka (24.4440, 90.7716)
- Jangalbari Fort (জঙ্গলবাড়ি দুর্গ): Fort of Isa Khan, chief of the Baro Bhuiyan (24.4503, 90.8421)
- Guroi Shahi Mosque (গুরই শাহী মসজিদ): Mughal mosque in the haor country of Nikli (24.2716, 90.9358)
Upazilas (13) · উপজেলা (১৩টি)
- Austagram অষ্টগ্রাম
- Bajitpur বাজিতপুর
- Bhairab ভৈরব
- Hossainpur হোসেনপুর
- Itna ইটনা
- Karimganj করিমগঞ্জ
- Katiadi কটিয়াদী
- Kishoreganj Sadar কিশোরগঞ্জ সদর
- Kuliarchar কুলিয়ারচর
- Mithamain মিঠামাইন
- Nikli নিকলি
- Pakundia পাকুন্দিয়া
- Tarail তাড়াইল
Rivers · নদী
Brahmaputra, Kushiyara, Meghna, Surma
Neighbouring districts · প্রতিবেশী জেলা
Habiganj, Brahmanbaria, Netrokona, Narsingdi, Mymensingh, Sunamganj, Gazipur
Centre of the district: about 24.4005°N, 90.9629°E. Boundaries from the official 2026 BBS/OCHA dataset.
Questions · প্রশ্ন
What is Kishoreganj famous for?
Bhairab shoes: Thousands of small footwear workshops in the river-port town.
Which famous people were born in Kishoreganj?
Zainul Abedin (Shilpacharya, painter of the 1943 famine sketches); Chandrabati (First known woman poet of Bengal, 16th century, of Patuari); Syed Nazrul Islam (Acting president of the Mujibnagar government in 1971, killed in the 1975 jail killing); Zillur Rahman (Nineteenth president of Bangladesh, born in Bhairab (1929)); Abdul Hamid (President from 2013 to 2023, from Mithamoin in the haor country (1944)); Nirad C. Chaudhuri (Author of The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian (1897)); Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury (Children's writer of Tuntunir Boi, grandfather of Satyajit Ray, born in Masua (1863)); Chuni Goswami (Captain of India's 1962 Asian Games gold football team (1938)).
How many upazilas are in Kishoreganj district?
13: Austagram, Bajitpur, Bhairab, Hossainpur, Itna, Karimganj, Katiadi, Kishoreganj Sadar, Kuliarchar, Mithamain, Nikli, Pakundia, Tarail.
Which division is Kishoreganj in?
Dhaka Division.
Which districts border Kishoreganj?
Habiganj, Brahmanbaria, Netrokona, Narsingdi, Mymensingh, Sunamganj and Gazipur.
What are the tourist places in Kishoreganj?
Sholakia Eidgah: Ground that hosts the biggest Eid prayer gathering in the country; Pagla Mosque: Mosque on the Narasunda whose donation boxes are opened to count crores of taka; Jangalbari Fort: Fort of Isa Khan, chief of the Baro Bhuiyan; Guroi Shahi Mosque: Mughal mosque in the haor country of Nikli.
Which rivers flow through Kishoreganj?
Brahmaputra, Kushiyara, Meghna and Surma.